This document discusses moving away from a singular, unified view of archaeology towards a more multifaceted view consisting of diverse approaches that are interconnected. It proposes adopting a "disunity of science thesis" and "trading zone" framework where archaeology consists of various context-specific approaches that investigate the same phenomena using different methods. These approaches contribute new knowledge to our understanding of material history without needing unification. This represents a shift from past dominant paradigms in archaeology to a more flexible, bottom-up view where different approaches provide multiple perspectives on the past rather than one dominant way.

1. ‘ Trading Zones’: archaeology and the disunity of science thesis Benjamin Manktelow University of Sheffield Supervisor: John Barrett

7. The Shape of things Previous Archaeological paradigms

10. The Shape of Things Disunity of Science

15. Of disunity and trading zones Disunity of Archaeology Model Excavation Environmental analysis Phenomenology Osteology Palaeopatholog y Fieldwalking Ethnographies Ceramics Chemistry Nb: Not to scale or an accurate representation of connections.